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Show {A: B.T.] The Colonier ufeful to G.Brlml/z. of the accefiion of firangers. That I fpeak with- in bounds, I appeal to the authentic accounts fre- quently required by the board of trade, and tranf- mitted to that board by the refpeétive governors; l l t : M i.ani. j MA [.4‘ 1. , ‘ L D >"V'V‘f'll' WU , , i ill V, §l‘ 'l t§._, "", of which accounts I {hall {elect one as a fample, being that from the colony of Rhode-Ifland 9"; a colony that of all the others receives the leaft addition from {hangers-For the increafe of our trade to t/Jofe Colonist, I refer to the accounts frequently laid before Parliament, by the officers of the cuf'toms, and t0 the cui‘tom-houfe books: from which I have alfo {elected one account, that inaica has given more than g, chiefly in confequence of the quiet produced by the peace with the maroon negroes.--I-Iad the Well Indian trade continued llationary, the North American trade would have quadrupled with refpeét to it, in 26 years: and this, not- withftanding the checks given to the latter, by their non-importa- tion agreements and the encouragement of their own manufactures. There has been an acceflion to both thefe trades, produced by the cellions at the treaty ofParis; not touched upon by Dr. Franklin. The average annual export-trade, from I770 to 1773 inclufively, to the ceded Weft India iflands, amounted to 2553,2991: to the ceded North American territory it has been 280,4231. Sir Charles Whitworth's State of Trade. See E] * Copy oft/J: Report q/‘Ga'verflar Hap/lint to 1/): Board qurarle, on [be All/2521‘: ofPMplt in Rbar/e-Iflmm'. In obedience to your lordlhips' commands, I have caufed the within account to be taken by officers under oath. By it there appears to be in this colony at this time 35,939 white perfons, and 4697, blacks, chiefly negroes. In the year 1730, by order of the then lords eommiffioners of trade and plantations, an account was taken of the number of people in this colony, and then there appeared to be 15,302 white perfons, and 2633 blacks. Again in the year i748, by like order, an account was taken of the number of people in this colony, by which it appears there were at thattime 29,75; white perfons, and 4373 blacks. (Ia/airy afR/JadeI/land, Der. 24, 1755. ETEPHEN Horttiix's. 3 0t 189 of the trade from England (exclufive of Scot land) to Penlylvania+ ; a colony molt rema rkable for, the plain frugal manner of living ofits inha bitants and the mofl: fufpected of carrying on manu fac: tures, on account of the number of German artizans, who are known to have tranfpla nted them- felves into that country,- though even thefe in truth, when they come there, generall y app] themfelves to agriculture, as the furefl: fupp ort and rnolt advantageous employment. By this account it appears, that the exports to that province have in 28 years, increafed nearly in the proporti on of )7 to I ; whereas the people themfelws, who b other authentic accounts appear to doub le theii: numbers (the flrangers who fettle there inclu ded) in about 16 years, cannot in the 28 years have increafed in . . a greater proportion than r as t . The additional demand then, and confumplio ii goods fromEngland, of 13 parts in 17 more (Iif than the - additional number would require, muff be 1‘ A" Arman‘ ! 4f . 16: Value of tbe Expail: ' ramE / d! P ‘fylvama, m we Tar, taéen at dgfl'ermfPtrioZ i-é: ailing MI}, In 1723 they amounted onlyto - - (I. 15 992 - I ' 1730 they were - - 48:59: : 3 I 3:: - - ~ 56,690: 6 : , ‘ ' ' ' 751295 3 3 ‘ i747 - - - - 82,404. : i7 2 1752 - - . 201,666 : 19: NBzIEIZ -------268,4.2626: lb . e accounts for i758 and 1759, are not yet cornpleated fin: thofe acquainted With the North Ameri can trade, know t at the increafe in thofe two years, has been in a flill greater proportion ; .the lalt year being {uppofed to exceed any former git Iby a tfhirdd; afnd this owing to the inrrea fcd ability of the ‘p e to pen tom the reate ' ' lating among them by the "in: r quamm ' ‘ eh Of money CUCU~ CANADA PAMPHLET. °\~‘I+‘~\J\n+ 188 owing |